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Culture
and Sport
Each year, the town hosts participants of numerous cultural and sport events. The season commences with Constitution Day Street Race /3rd May/ and Open Tennis Tournament. The Herring Festival, organized by Świnoujście's Friends Association, has already become a major event in May. It is a family happening with artist performances and tasting of seafood dainties. The annual Sea Days, emphasizing the close association between the town and the region, are, commence in mid June and continue until the end of the month. The Sea Days traditionally feature the Neptune Festival, St John's Night and the Navy Day as well as numerous concerts, festivities and exhibitions.
The bulk of cultural attractions take place in July and August. It is at that time that the entire Poland is listening to FAMA - Student Art Festival. With tradition dating back to 1966, FAMA is the showground for students and popular artists who perform in the amphitheatre and in the streets, on the beach and promenade.
Promenade performances by popular orchestras are without a doubt the highlights of events in August.
The calendar of cultural happenings associated with the sea includes the Sea Days of Culture, with WIATRAK - Sea Song Festival as the highlight event. In every September since mid '80s, WIATRAK is the stomping ground for sea shanty lovers. A joyful merriment in the rhythm of sea songs goes on for several days and nights in a row. Talking about shanties, the summer season sees numerous races and regattas. Also in September, an international long-distance race takes place: Świnoujście-Wolgast Marathon. For classical music lovers, the Świnoujście Organ Nights - Spring - Summer - Autumn Music Festival, organized since 1999, will be an unforgettable experience. From April to September, local residents and tourists can enjoy around 20 concerts performed in the Christ Church by artists from home and abroad.
September has yet another proposal for lovers of classical music: the Uznam Music Festival on the German part of the Uznam Island. Traditionally, one of the concerts takes place in Świnoujście.
Since 2001, a cultural event known as "The Culture Week of the Four Corners" takes place in the middle of September. The week features presentations of artwork, handicraft, music and exchanges of artists from Świnoujście and three other Baltic regions: South Sk?ne, Bornholm and Rügen.
Throughout the year, numerous local galleries present works of Polish and foreign artists.
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data publikacji : 2007-04-03
dokument opublikowany przez : Adriana Lesiewicz
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